Top Public Health Nominee Rachel Levine Wins Senate’s Approval

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead a key public health office within the HHS, Rachel Levine, was confirmed Wednesday by the full Senate.

The Senate approved 52-48 the nomination of Rachel Levine to serve as assistant secretary for health of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The votes came one week after the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted to advance her nomination. Her nomination received bipartisan support from the panel’s members.

Her confirmation comes at a critical point for the Biden adminisitration in battling the pandemic. The death toll for the Covid-19 pandemic is at ...